mul examm nov 6th

Which is most likely the slow movement in the multimovement cycle?

second

Which of the following describes first-movement concerto form?

 

sonata-allegro with a double exposition

The following were new instruments added to the Romantic orchestra:

 piccolo, English horn, tuba, and contrabassoon.

The longest and most dramatic in the multimovement cycle was generally the

the first movement

By the nineteenth century, large-scale choral works such as Masses, oratorios, and Requiems, were typically performed

 as concert works.

A theme can be fragmented by dividing it into small units called

motives

The theme that carries specific meanings, suggesting in a few notes a character, an emotion, an idea, or an object is called

leitmotif

Participating in performances of _____ provided an artistic outlet for the nineteenth century middle classes.

 choral music.

Which term describes a one-movement work possibly written to introduce a larger work but also played independently?

concert overture

A leitmotif is a

recurring melodic theme that carries specific meaning.

The ______ art song, or Lied, is performed by solo voice and piano.

german

Which term describes a one-movement work for orchestra with a literary program?

symphonic poem

Which of the following describes the celesta?

 bell-like timbre

A group of Lieder unified by a descriptive or narrative theme is known as a

song cycle

Music with no literary basis is referred to as

absolute music

Which of the following refers to Italian comic opera?

opera buffa

Which of the following multimovement tempo schemes corresponds to the typical Classical concerto?

fast-slow-fast

Which is an accurate statement?

All answers are correct.

Instrumental music that has some literary or pictorial association is called _____ music.

program

Who is referred to as the “father of the symphony”?

Joseph Haydn

Which of the following describes a typical string quartet ensemble?

two violins, one viola, one cello

After his conservatory studies, Chopin spent most of his productive career in

Paris, France.

Which composer is often referred to as the “King of Ragtime”?

 

Scott Joplin

The Classical concerto form has ______ movements.

three

Beethoven suffered from perhaps the most traumatic of all maladies for a musician. What was it?

deafness

Nadezhda von Meck’s relationship with Tchaikovsky was that of his

patron

Before recorded music was widespread, music like the rags of Scott Joplin could be mechanically performed by

player pianos

_______ is the theater dedicated to the performance of Wagner opera.

Festival Theater at Bayreuth

The main theme, heard transformed in each movement of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, is called the

idee fixe

A musical setting of the Mass for the Dead is called

a requiem

Grieg is from which country?

Norway

The larger size of the Romantic orchestra resulted in the need for a

conductor

Which describes a trouser role?

 the role of a teenage boy, sung by a mezzo-soprano

Poets and artists in the Romantic era were drawn to

 the fanciful, picturesque, and the passionate.

Which new instrument did Tchaikovsky introduce to ballet?

celesta

Which movement of the multimovement instrumental cycle is likely to be a dance?

third

Which composers were considered part of the so-called Viennese School?

 Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven

A typical form of the second movement in a multimovement cycle is

 theme and variations

A symphony

 All answers are correct.

In the Classical-era concerto, the cadenza usually appears _______ of a movement.

 near the end

First-movement concerto form is similar to sonata-allegro form, but it usually has a

 double exposition.

Sonatas during the Classical era were

 All answers are correct.

“Tempo rubato” translates as

 “robbed time.”

Tchaikovsky conducted at the inaugural concert of which famous concert hall?

 Carnegie Hall, New York City

The first movement of a string quartet or symphony is most likely in ________ form.

 sonata-allegro

Which of the following refers to “serious,” or tragic, Italian opera?

 opera seria

The Dies irae heard in Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique is

 the well-known religious plainchant tune.

The _____ movement of a string quartet is often in minuet-and-trio form.

third

The multimovement cycle of the Classical composers can be found in their

 All answers are correct.

The Classical sonata typically consists of ________ movements.

 three or four

Schubert wrote approximately_____ songs.

 six hundred

Which describes the character of a last movement rondo?

 lively and lighthearted

Which outlines rondo form?

 A-B-A-C-A

Ragtime was originally composed for what instrumentation?

piano

Which is a true statement regarding the piano in nineteenth-century culture?

 Families gathered around the piano to make and hear music.

The first movement of Eine kleine Nachtmusik is in _______ form.

sonata-allegro

In a multimovement cycle, which does NOT apply to the first movement?

dancelike character

Tchaikovsky was a famous ______ composer.

Russian

A virtuosic solo passage in the manner of an improvisation within a concerto is called a

cadenza

Music lacking any literary or pictorial association is called

 absolute music.

What was Chopin’s native land?

poland

The nineteenth-century Mass, Requiem Mass, and oratorio

were large-scale genres with enormous choral and orchestral resources.

Impressionism began as a movement in

painting

Which is true of Classical-era concert life?

 All statements are true.

What did Wagner call his operas?

music dramas

Puccini was a composer of _______ opera.

Italian

Which opera composer is associated with the verismo movement?

 Giacomo Puccini

The _____ style is characterized by florid melodic lines delivered by voices of great agility and purity of tone.

 bel canto

The nineteenth-century trend toward realism in opera was known as

verismo

The middle section of minuet-and-trio form is called a “trio” because

 it was originally arranged for three instruments.

The heart of the Classical orchestra was the ______ section.

 string

Which is a true statement regarding the musician’s place within the patronage system during the Classical era?

 Musicians ranked little better than servants.

Which of the following is a type of program music written to accompany plays?

 incidental music

In a Classical symphony, which of the four movements is typically the slow movement?

second

As a result of the Industrial Revolution

 technical improvements made to instruments influenced the sound of Romantic music.

A ________ is a multimovement programmatic orchestral work.

 program symphony

During what time of year is The Nutcracker usually performed?

Christmas

Brahms was from which country?

Germany